Avoidance is an effective way to reduce landslide hazards by minimizing the number of people working and living near unstable slopes. This strategy involves not placing infrastructure or populations in areas known to be at risk of landslides, thereby avoiding potential damage and loss of life.

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What Is Avoidance

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What is avoidance?

A) a type of resisting force
B) a type of engineering geology construction method used to stabilize slopes
C) an effective way to construct landslide hazard maps
D) an effective way to reduce landslide hazards by minimizing the number of people working and living near unstable slopes
E) a type of mass wasting process that occurs when soil flows slowly around structures

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